News Construction firm fined after joiner suffers life-changing injuries in fall A construction company in Manchester has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a joiner fell through an unprotected skylight opening.
News Construction firm fined £60k after worker’s stairwell fall A construction company has been fined £60,000 following a wall collapse, which knocked an employee through an open stairwell onto a concrete floor below.
News Construction firms fined following site safety failings A property refurbishment company and a roofing contractor have both been fined after a worker fell from scaffolding and suffered life-changing injuries.
News Contractor sentenced after worker falls from height A construction company in Hampshire has been fined £80,000 after a man fell more than 15ft through a skylight during roof repair work.
News Taylor Wimpey fined after apprentice falls more than 2m through stairwell Taylor Wimpey has been fined £800,000 after an apprentice less than 12 months into his career was injured when a temporary stairwell covering collapsed.
News Housebuilder fined after CDM breach leads to fatal fall Construction company Amberley Homes (Kent) Ltd has been fined £25,000 after a sub-contractor fell and died from his injuries.
News Companies fined after roofer injured in fall from height A construction company and a roofing contractor have been fined after a roofer suffered multiple fractures in a fall from a building roof.
News F1 giant McLaren fined after fall-from-height death Racing car group McLaren has been fined £650,000 after a man fell to his death during an inspection at one of the company’s facilities.
News Contractor fined £120,000 after fall from roof fatality An electrical contractor has been fined £120,000 after a worker fell from the roof of a building site and died.
News Company fined £200k after worker is paralysed in fall A property management firm in Scotland has been fined £200,000 after an employee suffered life-changing injuries in a fall.
Opinion Fall from height: A survivor’s story – the real-life repercussions Jason Anker was 24 years old when he suffered a life-changing fall from height. He describes the extensive physical and emotional repercussions
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